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To celebrate our own 100th episode, we're taking a look at some other notable 100th episodes of our favorite TV shows. As a historical benchmark in the TV industry, many series make an extra effort to do something special for #100 and some of them even stick the landing! Thanks for enabling us for the last two years and we will continue to compare all things to Michael Bay's Transformers until Paramount makes us stop!

What is a Jellicle cat? Why are they horrifying human/cat abominations? Who thought this was a good idea? This week we're taking on one of the strangest movies from 2019 in the Tom Hooper film adaptation of the beloved musical "Cats". It's a real trip, y'all, and an experience you are unlikely to forget.

We're going back in time to the year the iPhone became the greatest thing since sliced bread and diving into some movies that deserve a little more love and recognition. From a forgotten Stephen King masterpiece to one of the greatest modern westerns all the way to one of the strangest movies Samuel L. Jackson has ever been in, 2007 had some truly memorable pearls that are worth a second look.

From zombies to nuclear war to maybe even dragons, there are dozens of ways for the world to end and a few great movies about what happens next. Despite the grim subject matter, we've got a good smattering of drama, action, comedy, thrillers, and even a kids movie to distract you from one apocalypse with another one of your choosing.

If you've been hankering for a well-produced fantasy/action series that is both quality content and fun-trashy television, we have got the show for you! This week we're binging Netflix's Castlevania, a TV show based on an early 90s video game that's somehow kind of great? It's got vampires, magic, political intrigue, an A+ voice cast of B-list actors, and a charming mix of inventive stories and haggard, outdated fantasy tropes. It's way more fun than it ought to be and we can't wait to share it with you.

This week we're reminiscing on our 2nd official Con experience! We've got the low-down on the good and the not-as-good panels, the best cosplay, and maybe a chance celebrity encounter. We also got an opportunity to talk to fellow nerds in their natural habitat and get our finger on the pulse of Geekdom. We had a blast at Pensacon this year and we are excited to share it with you!

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a major shake-up in the Disney power structure, the first look at the Jordan Peele-produced remake of Candyman, and the final trailer for this year's first Marvel movie, Black Widow.

For our inaugural live episode, we're fixing Star Wars! Sure, it's the most beloved franchise of all time but everyone has one or two things they would change about the series. We're tackling the prequels, the sequels, the OT, and the spinoffs to propose concrete, specific changes to improve these legendary films. We also field some audience suggestions at the end for how to make this cherished epic even better.

Have you ever watched a great trailer for a movie and been like "WOOOAAHH!" and then actually saw that movie and were like "meh"? That's what this episode is about! Join us as we traverse through the most egregious teases in movie history of phenomenal 2 and a half minute shorts that dramatically oversell the film they are attached to.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a trailer for a Netflix Transformers animated series, the slightly unexpected PG-13 rating for the live-action adaptation of Mulan, and an unofficial look at the Batman costume on set.